9-letter words containing p, l, i
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purringly — in a purring manner
- purselike — resembling a purse
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- puttylike — resembling or characteristic of putty
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyritical — relating to pyrites
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- quill pen — dip pen made from feather
- quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
- quintuply — in a quintuple manner; involving five times as much
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- raptorial — preying upon other animals; predatory.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- reapplied — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- redisplay — to display again
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repelling — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicase — RNA synthetase.
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- reprieval — reprieve; respite.
- reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- reptilium — a building for the public exhibition of reptiles.
- reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
- rifle pit — a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
- ring-pull — A ring-pull is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it.
- rivalship — rivalry
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- sail plan — a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore-and-aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the vessel.